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Answering the question :: What should I blog about?

I have several friends (and family members) with blogs that get updated somewhat frequently. Others are far more occasional, and still others, I have to wonder if they’ve forgotten their password.
When I ask them about it, their usual response is, “Well I don’t know what to write about.”
I understand, I’ve had writer’s block before.
But [...]

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Taking a break

Yup, I’m taking a break. A sabbatical, leave of absence, vacation, or whatever you want to call it — a break from Web 2.0.
As of writing this, I’m not sure how long it’ll be. I’m thinking at least two weeks, but maybe the whole month of November. We’ll just wait and see.

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Posterous or Tumblr?

I’ve noticed several friends moving towards Posterous and/or Tumblr?
They both seem like another aggregate for lifestreaming. Like variations of Friendfeed, without the automatic importing.
What’s the difference? Which do you prefer? Why?
Share your opinions in the comments below.
As a bonus for fans of Wordpress and Tumblr, there’s what looks to be a great plugin for [...]

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A Christian Ethic of Blogging

Blake Huggins shared his thoughts on this great quote from NT Wright…
“It really is high time we developed a Christian ethic of blogging. Bad temper is bad temper even in the apparent privacy of your own hard drive, and harsh and unjust words, when released into the wild, rampage around and do real damage. And [...]

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Blogging about me

I have to admit – that from where I’m sitting – blogging about me can often be rather boring.

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Quote of the day

Jesus didn’t say, “I was in prison and you wrote a book for me, I was naked and you complained on your blog about the church’s failure to clothe me, I was sick and you raised money for your salaries using a picture of me,” and so on.
- Brian McLaren
HT: Duncan McFadzean

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What should I blog about?

I hear people tell me all the time that they don’t know what they’d blog about.
Everyone has something interesting to say.
There are 1 million stories in the naked city every night – or so they say.
But the key is to write about what you’re passionate about.
I love doing a random check over at technorati [...]

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Tips on frequent posting

Tall Skinny Kiwi has some advice on frequent posting for bloggers:
Blogging Advice in the Wild Wild Web 2.0
The rules of blogging have changed for our brave new web and Eric Kintz has some good advice.
Why blog frequency does not matter anymore
#1 – Traffic is generated by participating in the community; not daily posting
#2 – [...]

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